איוב 13

1 הֶן־כֹּל רָאֲתָה עֵינִי שָֽׁמְעָה אׇזְנִי וַתָּבֶן לָֽהּ׃

Lo! all [this], hath mine own eye seen, —Mine ear hath heard and understood it:

2 כְּֽדַעְתְּכֶם יָדַעְתִּי גַם־אָנִי לֹֽא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּֽם׃

Just as ye know, I too, know, I, fall not short, of you.

3 אוּלָם אֲנִי אֶל־שַׁדַּי אֲדַבֵּר וְהוֹכֵחַ אֶל־אֵל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃

But indeed, I, unto the Almighty, would speak, and, to direct my argument unto GOD, would I be well pleased.

4 וְֽאוּלָם אַתֶּם טֹפְלֵי־שָׁקֶר רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃

For, in truth, ye, do besmear with falsehood, Worthless physicians, all of you!

5 מִי־יִתֵּן הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישׁוּן וּתְהִי לָכֶם לְחׇכְמָֽה׃

Oh that ye would, altogether hold your peace, and it should serve you for wisdom!

6 שִׁמְעוּ־נָא תוֹכַחְתִּי וְרִבוֹת שְׂפָתַי הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃

Hear, I pray you, the argument of my mouth, and, to the pleadings of my lips, give heed: —

7 הַלְאֵל תְּדַבְּרוּ עַוְלָה וְלוֹ תְּֽדַבְּרוּ רְמִיָּֽה׃

Is it, for God, ye would speak perversely? And, for him, would ye speak deceit:

8 הֲפָנָיו תִּשָּׂאוּן אִם־לָאֵל תְּרִיבֽוּן׃

Even, for him, would ye be partial? Or, for GOD, would ye [so] plead?

9 הֲטוֹב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹר אֶתְכֶם אִם־כְּהָתֵל בֶּאֱנוֹשׁ תְּהָתֵלּוּ בֽוֹ׃

Would it be well, when he searched you out? Or, as one might jest with a mortal, would ye jest, with him?

10 הוֹכֵחַ יוֹכִיחַ אֶתְכֶם אִם־בַּסֵּתֶר פָּנִים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃

He will, severely rebuke, you, if ye are secretly partial.

11 הֲלֹא שְׂאֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵת אֶתְכֶם וּפַחְדּוֹ יִפֹּל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

Shall not, his majesty, overwhelm you? and, the dread of him, fall upon you?

12 זִֽכְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵפֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃

Are not your memorable sayings, proverbs of ashes? Breastworks of clay, your breastworks?

13 הַחֲרִישׁוּ מִמֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָנִי וְיַעֲבֹר עָלַי מָֽה׃

Quietly let me alone, that, I, may speak out, then let come on me, what may.

14 עַל־מָה ׀ אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּי וְנַפְשִׁי אָשִׂים בְּכַפִּֽי׃

In any case, I will take up my flesh in my teeth, and, my life, will I put in my hand:

15 הֵן יִקְטְלֵנִי (לא) [לוֹ] אֲיַחֵל אַךְ־דְּרָכַי אֶל־פָּנָיו אוֹכִֽיחַ׃

Lo! he may slay me, [yet], for him, will I wait, —Nevertheless, my ways—unto his face, will I show to be right:

16 גַּם־הוּא־לִי לִישׁוּעָה כִּי־לֹא לְפָנָיו חָנֵף יָבֽוֹא׃

Even he, will be on my side—unto salvation, For, not before his face, shall any impious person come.

17 שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ מִלָּתִי וְאַחֲוָתִי בְּאׇזְנֵיכֶֽם׃

Hear ye patiently my speech, and be my declaration in your ears.

18 הִנֵּה־נָא עָרַכְתִּי מִשְׁפָּט יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־אֲנִי אֶצְדָּֽק׃

Lo! I pray you, I have set forth in order a plea, I know that, I, shall be found right.

19 מִי־הוּא יָרִיב עִמָּדִי כִּֽי־עַתָּה אַחֲרִישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃

Who is it that shall contend with me? For, now, if I should hold my peace, why! I should breathe my last!

20 אַךְ־שְׁתַּיִם אַל־תַּעַשׂ עִמָּדִי אָז מִפָּנֶיךָ לֹא אֶסָּתֵֽר׃

Only, two things, do thou not with me, then, from thy face, will I not hide me: —

21 כַּפְּךָ מֵעָלַי הַרְחַק וְאֵמָתְךָ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

Thy hand—from off me, take thou far away, and, thy terror, let it not startle me!

22 וּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶעֱנֶה אֽוֹ־אֲדַבֵּר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃

Then call thou, and, I, will answer, Or I will speak, and reply thou unto me.

23 כַּמָּה לִי עֲוֺנוֹת וְחַטָּאוֹת פִּֽשְׁעִי וְחַטָּאתִי הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

How many are mine iniquities and sins? My transgression and my sin, let me know!

24 לָֽמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר וְתַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לָֽךְ׃

Wherefore, thy face, shouldst thou hide? Or count me, as an enemy to thee?

25 הֶעָלֶה נִדָּף תַּעֲרוֹץ וְאֶת־קַשׁ יָבֵשׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃

A driven leaf, wilt thou cause to tremble? Or, dry stubble, wilt thou pursue?

26 כִּֽי־תִכְתֹּב עָלַי מְרֹרוֹת וְתוֹרִישֵׁנִי עֲוֺנוֹת נְעוּרָֽי׃

For thou writest, against me, bitter things, and dost make me inherit the iniquities of my youth;

27 וְתָשֵׂם בַּסַּד ׀ רַגְלַי וְתִשְׁמוֹר כׇּל־אׇרְחוֹתָי עַל־שׇׁרְשֵׁי רַגְלַי תִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃

And thou dost put—in the stocks—my feet, and observest all my paths, Against the roots of my feet, thou dost cut out a bound;

28 וְהוּא כְּרָקָב יִבְלֶה כְּבֶגֶד אֲכָלוֹ עָֽשׁ׃

And, a man himself, as a rotten thing, weareth out, as a garment which the moth hath eaten.